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Our
association began ever since my birth and it grew thicker as almost
three decades flew by. Though you mean much more than a childhood friend to me,
I was never enchanted with your presence as I was in the recent past and
especially today. Just being with you was so meditative and a complete
experience. I was just wondering why I was mesmerised so much today and why not
over so many years… Tracing
the major milestones of our friendship, I think I am truly reconnecting to you
today after a gap of several years. Though you were at a motorable
distance from my home, we would meet mostly on holidays. We would wait for days
together for the sea bath. And ancestral home is situated at the banks of your
backwaters! I just remember how hard we would try to explain the connection
between the sea and the backwater to guests just to boast that we live by the
seaside. But
those were the years when I failed to fathom your vastness, depth and expanse…
as a child, I was unmindful of your vastness,…

I have been working with The Times of India for couple of years writing in–depth articles on varied subjects. Though it’s all occupied with news, life has so much happening beyond and above the news. Yeah, I have not seen too many summers but most certainly tried my best to tan it out in the fewer ones I have experienced. I am here because I fundamentally like to speak to people and also to hear them out. And why restrict ourselves to flippant talks when we can have more serious and sensible conversations? It can’t be sweet nothings when we think and analyse a little more, we know it’s much more difficult. It’s an open book where we can divulge everything that seems intricate in simpler and uncomplicated terms. Let’s collect beautiful pearls from the vast ocean and we know, we have so much to explore because it’s vast, deep and expansive. And pearls are precious because each of them comes straight from our heart and enriches our lives.